Manage Computers and Devices Using the Administration Console
The Windows EBS Administration Console provides computer and device management tasks on the Managed Computers and Devices page of the Computers and Devices tab. You can use the following tasks to manage the servers, client computers, and other devices that are located on your Windows EBS network:
- Managed Computers and Devices Tasks General device administration and management tasks
- <Device> Tasks Administration and management tasks for the device that is selected in the results pane
For more information about managing computers and devices in Windows EBS, see System Center Essentials Help: On the Management Server, in the System Center Essentials console, press F1.
Managed computers and devices tasks
| Task | Details |
|---|---|
View recent critical alerts |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to display critical alerts from the last seven days for all managed devices |
Manage updates |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to manage updates |
Create and deploy a software package |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to create and deploy a new software package |
Configure update-management settings |
Starts the Update Management Configuration Wizard in System Center Essentials |
Discover computers and devices |
Starts the Computer and Device Management Wizard in System Center Essentials |
Alert notification options |
Opens the Alert Notification Options dialog box to enable or disable sending alerts by e-mail for all managed devices |
<Device> tasks
Important
The tasks displayed for a device change with the device type (for example, server or client). Some tasks appear only when the System Center Essentials agent or specific roles are installed on the device.
Note
Some tasks connect to a remote device by using Terminal Services RemoteApp or Remote Desktop Connection. When prompted at the beginning of a remote session, type appropriate credentials to log on to the device.
| Task | Details |
|---|---|
View recent alerts |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to display alerts from the last seven days for the device |
View computer details |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to display hardware and software details for the computer |
View Update Deployment status report |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to display an Update Deployment status report for the device |
Ping device |
Opens a Command Prompt window to ping the device |
View performance |
Starts the System Center Essentials console to display the performance of the device |
Services console |
Starts the Services console on the device |
Event Viewer |
Starts the Event Viewer console on the device |
Computer Management |
Starts the Computer Management console on the device |
Server Manager |
Starts the Server Manager console on the device |
Active Directory Users and Computers console |
Starts the Active Directory Users and Computers console on the device |
System Center Essentials console |
Starts the System Center Essentials console on the device (Management Server only) |
DHCP console |
Starts the DHCP console on the device |
DNS console |
Starts the DNS Management console on the device |
Share and Storage Management |
Starts the Share and Storage Management console on the device |
Print Manager |
Starts the Print Management console on the device |
IIS Manager |
Starts the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager console on the device |
Exchange Management Console |
Starts the Exchange Management Console on the device (Security Server and Messaging Server only) |
Forefront Threat Management Gateway console |
Starts the Forefront TMG console on the device (Security Server only) |
Connect to computer |
Starts Remote Desktop Connection to connect to the device |
Connect using Remote Assistance |
Starts Windows Remote Assistance to connect to the client computer that is running a Windows XP or Windows Vista® operating system |
Restart computer |
Opens the RestartComputer dialog box to confirm that the computer will be restarted remotely |